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name
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English name, nome, from Old English nama, noma, from Proto-West Germanic *nam?, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h?nómn?. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Noome, West Frisian namme, Dutch naam, German Name, Danish navn, Swedish namn, Latin n?men (Spanish nombre). Possible cognates outside of Indo-European include Finnish nimi.
Pronunciation
- enPR: n?m, IPA(key): /ne?m/
- Rhymes: -e?m
Noun
name (plural names)
- Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- Synonyms: proper name; see also Thesaurus:name
- Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
- 1904, L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz:
- So good a man as this must surely have a name.
- Reputation.
- 1952, Old Testament, Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2 Samuel 8:13:
- And David won a name for himself.[1]
- 1952, Old Testament, Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2 Samuel 8:13:
- An abusive or insulting epithet.
- A person (or legal person).
- They list with women each degenerate name.
- p. 2002, second edition of, 2002, Graham Richards, Putting Psychology in its Place, ?ISBN, page 287 [2]
- Later British psychologists interested in this topic include such major names as Cyril Burt, William McDougall, […] .
- 2008 edition of, 1998, S. B. Budhiraja and M. B. Athreya, Cases in Strategic Management, ?ISBN page 79 [3]:
- Would it be able to fight the competition from ITC Agro Tech and Liptons who were ready and able to commit large resources? With such big names as competitors, would this business be viable for Marico?
- 2009 third edition of, 1998, Martin Mowforth and Ian Munt, Tourism and Sustainability, ?ISBN, page 29 [4]:
- International non-governmental organisations (INGOs), including such household names as Amnesty International, Greenpeace and […] .
- Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
- (computing) A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
- (Britain, finance) An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.
- Authority.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- anonymous
- cognomen
- namely
- nom de guerre
- nom de plume
- nominal
- pseudonym
Descendants
- ? Sranan Tongo: nen
- ? Japanese: ???
Translations
References
- name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Middle English namen, from Old English namian (“to name, mention”) and ?enamian (“to name, call, appoint”), from Proto-West Germanic *nam?n (“to name”). Compare also Old English nemnan, nemnian (“to name, give a name to a person or thing”).
Verb
name (third-person singular simple present names, present participle naming, simple past and past participle named)
- (ditransitive) To give a name to.
- (transitive) To mention, specify.
- (transitive) To identify as relevant or important
- (transitive) To publicly implicate.
- (transitive) To designate for a role.
- (transitive, Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.
Synonyms
- (give a name to): bename, designate, dub; see also Thesaurus:denominate
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- christen
- epithet
- moniker
- sobriquet
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Spanish ñame, substituting n for the unfamiliar Spanish letter ñ. Doublet of yam.
Noun
name (plural names)
- Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
Synonyms
- cush-cush
Translations
Anagrams
- -mane, -nema, Amen, Eman, Enma, MEAN, MENA, Mena, NEMA, NMEA, amen, mane, mean, mnae, neam
Afrikaans
Noun
name
- plural of naam
Central Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ????? (n?man). Cognate with English name.
Noun
name
- name
References
- "Besemah" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Cimbrian
Noun
name ?
- (Tredici Comuni) name
References
- “name” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
name
- (archaic) singular past subjunctive of nemen
Noun
name
- (archaic) Dative singular form of naam
Anagrams
- amen, mane
Eastern Arrernte
Noun
name
- grass
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Japanese
Romanization
name
- R?maji transcription of ??
Lithuanian
Noun
name m
- locative singular of namas
- vocative singular of namas
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô.
Noun
n?me m or f
- name
- fame, reputation
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- n?men
Descendants
- Dutch: naam
- Limburgish: naam, naom
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *n?ma, from Proto-Germanic *n?m?.
Noun
nâme f
- taking
- receiving
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- n?men
Descendants
- Dutch: name (mostly in compounds)
Further reading
- “name”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “name (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “name (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page II
Middle English
Alternative forms
- nome
Etymology
From Old English nama, from Proto-West Germanic *nam?, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h?nómn?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?na?m(?)/
Noun
name (plural names or namen)
- name
Related terms
- surname
Descendants
- English: name
- Scots: name, naim, nem, nome
- Yola: naame
References
- “n?me, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ????? (nâme).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n???m?/
Noun
name f
- letter (a document)
Pali
Alternative forms
Verb
name
- singular optative active of namati (“to bend”)
Volapük
Noun
name
- dative singular of nam
Zazaki
Etymology
Compare Middle Persian ????????????? (n?m /n?m/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n??me/
Noun
name (nam) ?
- name
- reputation
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enable
English
Etymology
From Middle English enablen, equivalent to en- +? able.
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??ne?b?l/
- Rhymes: -e?b?l
Verb
enable (third-person singular simple present enables, present participle enabling, simple past and past participle enabled)
- To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
- 1611, King James Bible, "1 Tim. i. 12"
- And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
- Synonyms: empower, endow
- 1611, King James Bible, "1 Tim. i. 12"
- To affirm; to make firm and strong.
- To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
- Synonyms: let, permit, authorize
- To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
- Synonym: allow
- 1711, October 13, Joseph Addison, The Spectator, number 195
- Temperance gives Nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.
- April 16, 2018, Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan writing in The New York Times, ‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption
- 2009, Meribeth A. Dayme, Dynamics of the Singing Voice, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 174:
- Trainers of modern athletes monitor performance by using high tech equipment and biometric bodysuits with embedded sensors to enable detailed analysis of movement, balance, efficiency for athletic performance.
- To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior.
- (electronics) To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse.
- (chiefly electronics, computing) To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
- Synonyms: activate, turn on
- Antonym: disable
Derived terms
- enabler
- enablement
- re-enable
- reenable
Translations
Further reading
- enable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- enable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- enable at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- baleen
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